Enner Valencia’s shot was placed near the goalpost and was saved by Marko Dmitrović (70th minute), who later saved another header from the Ecuadorian (71st) to the despair of the Fenerbahce striker, two of several decisive interventions by the Serbian goalkeeper of Sevilla. in a 2-0 win in the first leg of the Europa League Round of 16 this Thursday.

Enner Valencia and Jorge Sampaoli: The student greeted the master in the duel for the Europa League

Sevilla took an important step towards the next stage of the continental tournament. Goals from Joan Jordán (56 minutes) and Argentina’s Erik Lamela (85) allow DT Jorge Sampaoli’s side to travel to Turkey next week with a significant lead. In the first half, Fenerbahce canceled out an opponent who was very imprecise and soft in defense, who wanted to forget his bad moment in the Europa League. But those of Sampaoli woke up in addition.

Teacher beats pupil: Jorge Sampaoli’s DT Sevilla beat Enner Valencia’s Fenerbahçe 2-0 in UEFA Europa League

Thus, some of the most important newspapers in Spain reported the match between Fenerbahçe and Sevilla in their digital editions, in which the Ecuadorian Enner Valencia had several chances to score, but little luck.

Jorge Sampaoli in the competition of Sevilla-Fenerbahce for the Europa League: I made my debut for Enner Valencia in Emelec

Seville newspaper: “The first part that is not easy for this Sevilla of Sampaoli, so caught by the needles. The coach’s sloppy proposal ended up driving his team crazy, who couldn’t decipher the message coming from their own bench. Only because of inexperience when Fenerbahçe needed to catch the shooters, they did not take advantage of the clean opportunities they had from the beginning of the first part to the end. Enner Valencia, a real troublemaker who started from the back, claimed the big goal of the year from midfield (14 minutes); Valencia himself hasn’t reached center since Joshua King (20); Valencia had a bit of a donut as his men looked for some Sevilla hands that didn’t exist (32 mins)”

Sports stadium: “Sampaoli was right with the changes, he was wrong with the initial approach. A rather disjointed FC Sevilla who from the start gave enough signs of uncertainty and lack of control during the first few bars of the game. At Sevilla FC, the best player in the first 45 minutes was Marko Dmitrović, who saved several dangerous chances. Both against Enner Valencia, who tried to surprise him in the area and from afar, and against Joshua King. Fenerbahçe (with a goal against) was not afraid and kept looking for a goal that was defended by Dmitrović. There were many chances attempted by Enner Valencia, who would eventually be replaced”.

Post office in Seville: “After a weak first half for the team coached by Jorge Sampaoli, Serbian goalkeeper Marko Dmitrović was the protagonist, missing several clear opportunities for the Turkish team. Sevilla changed their mentality in the second, took a step forward and beat Fenerbahçe. Jorge Jesus (Turkey DT) opted for two of his offensive mainstays, Ecuadorian Enner Valencia, his top scorer with 26 goals so far this year, and Norwegian Joshua King. Dmitrović took Valencia’s cross out of the head of the Portuguese Crespo. Then the Ecuadorian from a distance, seeing the forward goalkeeper, narrowly missed the goal. And in this second half, Dmitrović avoided a goal in two almost consecutive actions by Enner Valencia”.

Brand: “Sevilla achieved a magnificent result against Fenerbahçe, they hardly dreamed that they would see their first part. After a disastrous first 45 minutes, in which he could have conceded more than one goal, Sampaoli ordered a mess into which he himself plunged his players. Marko Dmitrović also started a miss with his feet on a long ball. And always too exposed to the impossible additions of their centers. It was detected by Enner Valencia who almost scored from more than 40 meters. The Serbian goalkeeper did not arrive. It went close to the bat. The Ecuadorian had two chances before the last quarter of an hour”.

The world of sports: “Marko Dmitrović, the best of Jorge Sampaoli’s men. The timely reaction of Sevilla and the great play of Dmitrović allowed Sevilla to go to Turkey with a noticeable advantage of two goals. In the 14th minute, Enner Valencia saw Dmitrović ahead and was close to surprising him. In the second half, Valencia will still intimidate, which Dmitrović avoided. Sampaoli’s team, which was on the ropes after the 6-1 defeat at Metropolitano, did not play well, especially in the first half in which they were defeated by Fenerbahçe”.

AS: “Sevilla managed to recover from the unfortunate first half, from sadness, to score two goals during the second half and thus reach the round of 16. Therefore, it was not surprising that Sampaoli’s team condensed the first half into the box, but in the museum of horrors of Sevilla. With the disastrous defense of the Sampaoli box. Joshua King pecked his lips and his were two of the three very clear opportunities in which Marko Dmitrović and Limbo took the lead. The second one was scored by striker Enner Valencia with a header, but also with a deflected goal”. (D)